What’s inside...
This series highlights the significance of diet, exercise, personal hygiene, and safety by providing examples of healthy and unhealthy choices. It explains the importance of staying active for overall health, describes the effects of exercise, and offers tips for individual and group physical activities. Different forms of exercise, including raking leaves, shooting hoops, and taking long walks, are discussed to demonstrate the variety of ways to stay fit and benefit overall health.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
5-6
Length
32 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
What are some of your favorite ways to exercise that were mentioned in the book?
How do you feel after you move and exercise?
Can you think of a new exercise you'd like to try after reading this book?
Why do you think exercise is important for your body and mind?
How can we make exercise a fun part of our daily routine?
Tip: Role play these questions
Share your own experiences and benefits of regular exercise to make the conversation relatable.
Encourage your child to demonstrate their favorite exercises and participate with them to make it interactive.
Discuss the various emotions and feelings associated with different exercises illustrated in the book.
Reinforce the idea that exercise is not just important, but can be a fun and enjoyable activity.
Use the illustrations in the book as a visual aid to discuss different exercises and how they help different parts of the body.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Importance of Physical Activity
Explanation: The story emphasizes the significance of regular exercise through the protagonist's daily routine.
Real-World Application: Children can apply this lesson by engaging in daily physical activities like playing sports, dancing or even simple walks.
Example Lesson: Teamwork and Cooperation
Explanation: As the characters participate in group sports, they learn to work together and support one another.
Real-World Application: In a child’s life, this can translate to collaborating with classmates on school projects or playing cooperative games.
Example Lesson: Setting and Achieving Goals
Explanation: The protagonist sets personal fitness goals, showing the value of having objectives and working towards them.
Real-World Application: This teaches children the importance of setting their own achievable goals, whether in academics, sports, or personal hobbies.
Example Lesson: Perseverance and Resilience
Explanation: The book highlights the protagonist's challenges and how they overcome them with persistence.
Real-World Application: Children learn to continue trying and overcoming obstacles in spite of difficulties.
Example Lesson: Health and Well-being
Explanation: Through engaging in physical activities, the book showcases how exercise contributes to overall health.
Real-World Application: This encourages children to adopt healthy lifestyle habits to maintain their physical and mental health.